History Recap / CommunityS1E20TheScienceOfIllusion

* ChurchOfHappyology: Yet more confirmation in this episode that Pierce's "Buddhist" church is somewhere between this, a {{Cult}} and a DungeonsAndDragons character build:

* CovertPervert: Shirley takes the opportunity while 'frisking' Jeff to cop a feel of his chest.

* ChurchOfHappyology: Yet more confirmation in this episode that Pierce's 'Buddhist' church is somewhere between this, a {{Cult}} and a DungeonsAndDragons character build:

* {{Jerkass}}: It's subtle, but clearly noted that Jeff's 'trademark gift for levity' seems to primarily revolve around either snide comments about other people or making fun of them by making them look stupid.

* YouAreNotAlone: Played for (slightly bittersweet) laughs; when Britta starts crying about how insecure she feels over being the group killjoy, Annie tries to comfort her by saying that she feels insecure because no one takes her seriously due to her age... only to then start crying ''herself'', which then prompts a chain reaction of weepy confessions from Shirley over her insecurity over her age, Pierce over not becoming a [[ChurchOfHappyology level six Laser Lotus at his 'Buddhist' church]] and Troy crying because [[ItMakesSenseInContext he doesn't know who the Cookie Crisp Wizard is]].

* StopHelpingMe: The Dean has a moment of this when even ''he'' realizes how overboard Abed invoking BuddyCopShow tropes is getting after Abed feeds him the line "I just got off the phone with the Mayor!" as he's dressing down Annie & Shirley over failing to catch the culprit.

* BadassNickname: Annie has several (Annie Adderall being one) and attempts to use them as an intimidating introduction:
-->'''Annie:''' Morning boys, I’m Annie Edison. But people call me Psycho because I had a nervous breakdown in high school.

* TheyFightCrime: Well, attempt to, anyway.

* AccidentlyAccurate: Britta's frog prank seems lame at first. Then it's revealed that Chang actually has a "crippling" fear of frogs.

* YourMakeupIsRunning: After Annie pepper sprays herself, the scene eventually jump cuts to her picking up her hat with her mascara running down here eyes.

* AprilFoolsPlot: Britta's attempt at a prank, in order to escape the label of killjoy.

* ShoutOut: Jeff, to Shirley and Annie. "[[CagneyAndLacey Cagney... Lacey]]."

* JackBauerInterrogationTechnique: Annie slams Jeff's head down onto a table in an attempt to do this, but given the context of the show (and the general cuteness of her character), it comes off more as the GeneHuntInterrogationTechnique (at least to the audience).

* BaldBlackLeaderGuy: Abed briefly does an impression of one to make Annie and Shirley get their act together.

* EarlyBirdCameo: Two elderly students vandalizing the Dean's secretary's desk bear resemblance to the "Hipsters" of "Messianic Myths and Ancient Peoples".

!The ''{{Community}}'' episode "The Science of Illusion" provides examples of:

* YouAreNotAlone: Played for (slightly bittersweet) laughs; when Britta starts crying about how insecure she feels over being the group killjoy, Annie tries to comfort her by saying that she feels insecure because no one takes her seriously due to her age... only to then start crying ''herself'', which then prompts a chain reaction of weepy confessions from Shirley over her insecurity over her age, Pierce over not becoming a [[ChurchOfHappyology Level Six Laser Lotus at his 'Buddhist' church]] and Troy crying because [[ItMakesSenseInContext he doesn't know who the Cookie Crisp Wizard is]].

An April Fools Day pranks goes wrong, and newly deputized campus security officers Shirley and Annie are on the case.

* PassThePopcorn: Abed tags along Annie and Shirley's buddy cop escapades with [[strike:a box of Raisinettes]] [[BrandX chocolate raisins in a non-descript yellow box]]. (He ends up giving the rest to a stranger to save his seat... which is a mobile security guard cart.)

* BadassNickname: Annie has several (Annie Adderall beeing one) and attempts to use them as an intimidating introduction:

** When he steps up to an active roll, Abed passes the popcorn off to the Dean.